2013 Favourite Moments

[Portmanteau]

A few thoughts on 2013 as I take in some replays on Foxtel:

- Cameron O'Shea is an INCREDIBLE player. Not sure there's another quite like him in the league. Kane is the 3km king, but I'm sure by a more sophisticated measurement (eg beep test), O'Sheezy would be our fittest player. He can go 100% all game. He's brave going back with the flight and does the work of two players in bringing the ball at defense with his workrate. At some stage, the media and competition will catch on if he continues at this level.

- Monfries is a very smart player. Not blessed with elite athleticism, he continuously works his way into space and to get uncontested ball and help us maintain possession. This is what we couldn't/wouldn't do in 2008-12. And it's infectious. Good overhead for his size.

- The Brisbane game was umpired fairly.




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[Ebert80]

O'Shea's transformation under Hinkley demonstrates how massively inept Primus was as a coach (even taking into account his lack of support).

 

[Ford Fairlane]

BONUS ROUND

These are from Dylan8 in the Ollie Wines thread. The tackle on Rodan that announced Ollie to the AFL made the AFL site's top 10 tackles and bumps of 2013.

Like a fish swimming into a squid.

 

[questionable]

that tackle on o'brien lumumba wasn't even my favourite tackle from that game

trengove must be a foot taller than elliott and still executed a perfect legal tackle on him running at full pace

 

[questionable]

thread needs more gifs, btw

 

[raman]

thread needs more gifs, btw

 

[Dylan8]

Well i had this post entirely done then firefox crashed so here goes again

Ollie's bump on Dangerfield in the first Showdown

Wingard's snap in the first Showdown

Wingard's snap in the Gold Coast game

Underrated moment; Jonas bursting through a pack to set up Wingard with a perfectly weighted kick off his left boot

Wingard's vital goal against Sydney

Jonas laying the smackdown

Westhoff's game saving mark

Finally, Westhoff's goal of the year every year

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Dylan8 can you do Wingard's goal from Pittard's kick in the last quarter of the Collingwood final?

 

[Dylan8]

Ford Fairlane

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[Ford Fairlane]

Ford Fairlane

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Still looks great! Cheers.

 

[PowerVic]

Off topic (cont.) That's a blast from the past, 'comment Wally May" was everyone's favourite footy saying.

The late great Wally May RIP in the great commentary box in the sky.

I remember this from the Channel 9 booth one day (presumably someone had just been ironed out at Alberton):
Max Hall: "Comment Wally May"
Wally May: "No comment"
Max Hall: "Fair comment Wally"

 

[I Dont Care]

We truly had some great moments last year, from the Hinkley advert, until the Westhoff miracle goal...the year wound back the clock for a lot of us supporters, back to the time when Port 'never give in' mantra was as part of Port Adelaide as Alberton. The last few seasons I would look forward to the next with butterflies in my stomach wondering what misfortunes we would next face, but now you just want to shout 'bring it on' knowing the football gods themselves are intervening against the forces of sanfl evil that have transpired against us

 

[Hong-Kong Phooey]

i just watched the first half of the semi final v geelong. biggest thing i noticed was our intensity. we were fierce.

its hard to say who will step aside for the likes of white and polec to come in. the default guy is logan, but i don think he will. i think it will be dom and sammy c and young

 

[Kickpuncher]

Ford Fairlane

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[carn_the_pear]

It's so difficult to pin point my favourite moments from 2013. The West Coast come back springs to mind. The intensity of the Port Adelaide supporters are second to none in the competition, which is a sure fire favourite of any game. The march to the G for the elimination final was awesome. And then sticking it up to the Collingwood during and after the match was delightful.

 

[Kickpuncher]

Being part of that group of Port supporters behind the northern goals in that away showdown was something special.

 

[Ebert80]

My favourite was probably the Wingard mark and goal against the Crows.

 

[x_les_x]

On the top 10 tackles and bumps how could Jonas not be included, his bump was brutal robertons headband.came flying of!

 

[I Dont Care]

Thinking back again over the season it is very hard to pinpoint any one favourite moment, but the one for me was that Wingard goal against the crows, for the simple fact that you just knew he would nail it. At that moment for myself it seemed that all the past 'mentally fragile' expectations since 2007, that had plagued the team as a whole were truly washed away, and the Port Adelaide way of taking a game by the horns when all was lost and hopeless, and finding a way to win, was back. But a very long moment that is my favourite is of course the finals win over the Woods

 

[DonDynamite]

Being part of that group of Port supporters behind the northern goals in that away showdown was something special.

We've probably hugged, I hugged a lot of strangers at that game.

 

[DonDynamite]

The atmosphere at the club towards the end and just after the Collingwood final. We may as well have won the premiership, lids were well and truly off that night.

 

[Adz2332]

Bloody loved Bobbys moment in the Collingwood game. Leave his man, runs hard at the footy, gathers rides a bump and then hands off for a goal. Thought yep thats what we have been missing for years!

 

[Saansa]

My favourite was the Renault sponsorship unveiling at the MCG in March.

 

[Wingard#20]

Even though I wasn't there, it would have to be the Collingwood final. However beating Sydney & Collingwood in consecutive weeks would have to be up there as well.

 

[Seanybruz]

First post from a longtime lurker here.

Most of the on field ones have been taken so trying to be different, i'd have to say the long term appointments to most of our top 10 players would be one of my highlights.

Can't remember a year where we've been able to stitch up almost every key signing in a short period of time like we did with Wingard earlier in the year then all of our leadership group over Christmas.

Would've been nice to get Ollie stitched up too but he isn't going anywhere.